Why does Canada need arms? She has no cause for fear of her neighbor, and if we remain neutral and do not have arms it is unlikely any other country will assault us. What Canada should do is agitate for a conference among all nations and try to settle the economic causes of war.

MY FRIEND, the editor of Maclean’s, has asked me to give a survey of the European situation, and therefore I propose to devote this letter to an attempt at exposition and prophecy. The prophet is always in an advantageous position. Should he prove right he can claim unusual psychic gifts, and if he proves wrong he can say nothing about it, reassured by the knowledge that the public, unlike the elephant, always forgets.By BEVERLEY BAXTER10 min

IT WAS a great step in the emancipation of women to get this jelly-making business on a scientific basis. Instead of luck or years of experience, today’s young housekeeper has a standardized sure-fire formula to guide her. Instead of long hours over a preserving kettle, she can make a batch in short order.By HELEN G. CAMPBELL9 min

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